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A Love Letter

The following is a love letter to my favorite cable needle. (Yes, I know I’m weird. I’ll blame it on the fact I haven’t had my coffee yet.)

Dearest Cable Needle,

It feels like we’ve been together forever. Could it be true, that I bought you in college, more than ten years ago?

You were one of a pack of three, but I knew you were special from the first. The smallest of your siblings disappeared in minutes. And the largest has been lost somewhere in my house (or possibly the car… or maybe somewhere out in the yard). But you’ve stayed true, faithfully at my side (and in my knitting bag) for years.

You are such a simple little tool, just a under 4 inches long without any bells or whistles. But therein lies your beauty. Lovely blonde birchwood, tapered to rounded points, with a narrow waist to hold my stitches safely out of the way. Perfection

You’ve been smoothed by years of use to a lovely satiny patina that slips into stitches with ease. And, you’re beautiful enough to be used as a shawl pin.I love you, Cable Needle. And if I ever lose you, I’ll be very, very sad.

-Allison

PS. Do you want your own Perfect Cable Needle? I really can’t recommend them enough. Look online at the Brittany website for stores in your area. (They make really excellent dpns, too.)

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2 thoughts on “A Love Letter”

I totally get this. My favorite cable needle is the green plastic one mass-produced and sold in a set of 3. It’s just the right size for me, stands out in the bottom if my wip bag in that bright green plastic way, and since it was my first one that I used, it’ll always be the sentimental favorite.